Is policy leading to improved sustainability at the local urban scale?

Ghosh, S; Vale, R

Is policy leading to improved sustainability at the local urban scale?

Ghosh, S

Vale, R

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Publisher:: NZSSES
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability Engineering and Science, 2007, pp. 1 - 10
Issue Date:: 2007-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ghosh, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6488-9329	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Vale, R	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	-	en_US
dc.date	2007-02-21	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability Engineering and Science, 2007, pp. 1 - 10	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17628
dc.description.abstract	In New Zealand, urban growth strategies and environmental policies at national and regional levels are influencing urban transformations at the local scale. Intensified residential and mixed use developments are emerging at growth nodes as outcomes of the Auckland Regional Growth Strategy 2050. The New Zealand Urban Design Protocol identified significant influences from government legislation, strategies and policies on urban design and the built forms at local level. The national walking and cycling strategy indicates that supportive local-scale layout and design in both existing and new developments could significantly influence travel behaviour. One of the six goals of the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy is to reduce local environmental effects of energy production and use. The Urban Form Design and Development (UFDD) work, part of the 'Auckland Sustainable Cities Programme' under the NZ Sustainable Development Programme of Action (NZSDPOA), focussed on policy mechanisms to drive sustainable urban form at the local scale in the Auckland Region. Using a case study-based approach, this paper investigates how national and regional policies influence the environmental sustainability of emerging local residential forms at this scale, especially in the Auckland Region. Three selected case studies are examined in terms of: applied urban design principles; design characteristics including street patterns, subdivision layouts and open space provisions; density of development; potential and actual renewable energy use and available transport options. A comparison of the New Zealand approach to sustainable urban forms with an international zero energy residential development is made. Results indicate the policies could influence emerging local-scale urban forms in varied manners generating significantly different contributions to environmental sustainability.	en_US
dc.publisher	NZSSES	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability Engineering and Science	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Conference on Sustainability Engineering and Science	en_US
dc.title	Is policy leading to improved sustainability at the local urban scale?	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Auckland	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Auckland, New Zealand	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
dc.location.activity	Auckland, New Zealand	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.consider-herdc	false	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	Auckland	en_US
pubs.start-date	2007-02-21	en_US

Abstract:

In New Zealand, urban growth strategies and environmental policies at national and regional levels are influencing urban transformations at the local scale. Intensified residential and mixed use developments are emerging at growth nodes as outcomes of the Auckland Regional Growth Strategy 2050. The New Zealand Urban Design Protocol identified significant influences from government legislation, strategies and policies on urban design and the built forms at local level. The national walking and cycling strategy indicates that supportive local-scale layout and design in both existing and new developments could significantly influence travel behaviour. One of the six goals of the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy is to reduce local environmental effects of energy production and use. The Urban Form Design and Development (UFDD) work, part of the 'Auckland Sustainable Cities Programme' under the NZ Sustainable Development Programme of Action (NZSDPOA), focussed on policy mechanisms to drive sustainable urban form at the local scale in the Auckland Region. Using a case study-based approach, this paper investigates how national and regional policies influence the environmental sustainability of emerging local residential forms at this scale, especially in the Auckland Region. Three selected case studies are examined in terms of: applied urban design principles; design characteristics including street patterns, subdivision layouts and open space provisions; density of development; potential and actual renewable energy use and available transport options. A comparison of the New Zealand approach to sustainable urban forms with an international zero energy residential development is made. Results indicate the policies could influence emerging local-scale urban forms in varied manners generating significantly different contributions to environmental sustainability.

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